At times during England`s Ashes defeat in Australia it has looked like Ben Stokes is a lion leading lambs and his team-mates must step up, writes chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt. Read...

The game wasn’t conceived to satisfy broadcast schedules or justify hotel bookings. It was invented to ask a single question: can you survive this? Read...

With legacy-defining tours against India and England on the horizon, the questions over Australia’s top order take on fresh urgency. Read...

Just as mechanical watches survived the quartz revolution, Test cricket can continue to thrive in the age of Twenty20 cricket. Read...

Australia batter Usman Khawaja says he has been treated unfairly by the media and former players as he announces his retirement from international cricket. Read...

From tearing up as he told teammates to playing plenty of shots during a 50-minute press conference, Usman Khawaja is not leaving Test cricket quietly Read...

Jacob Duffy made his international cricket debut in 2020, but it was only last summer that he started to feel like he belonged. This summer he has shown he definitely does. Read...

The veteran Test batsman will front a press conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday morning before the team’s training session ahead of the fifth Ashes Test. Read...

The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests for Australia between 1992 and 2006, was admitted last week after falling ill. Read...

ANALYSIS: For all the regret on this tour, England fans should be optimistic looking ahead to the next Ashes series, which is just 18 months away. Read...